South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem responds to MSNBC fact-checking her RNC speech, speaks out against crime and violence in cities.
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America is an exceptional
America is an exceptional
nation founded on three principles:
equality, freedom and
opportunity. But today our
founding principles are under
attack from Seattle and Portland
to Washington and New York.
Democrat run cities across the
country are being overrun by
violent mobs.
The violence is ramp, it theres
looting, chaos, destruction and
murder. People that can afford
to flee have fled, but the
people that cant good
hard working Americans are left
to fend for themselves:
Brian Well, South Dakota,
Governor Kristi Noem. In opening
speech of night three of the Dnc,
you would think thats beyond
dispute, because we are up to
almost ninety days of unrest in
Portland and Seattle gave us the
chop zone but believe it or not.
You were challenged on that
premise. Governor. Welcome back
what do you think about the fact
that MSNBC cut into your speech
to get to fact check you?
Well, I think thats typical
normal everyday people dont
want any part of it.
In fact, no mother wants to have
her children be raised on the
streets of Portland or Seattle
right now because of the unrest
because of the violence and its,
not american, so we truly
believe in the rule of law and
it being upheld and thats the
difference. Right now today,
between the Republican and the
Democrat parties,
Brian, it is but doesnt stop MSNBC from calling up the mayor
MSNBC from calling up the mayor
of Seattle. Jenny Durkan here is
her rebuking you
her caricature of the great
cities across America is not
only wrong but purposely wrong.
Seattle is a. It is a city
that I raise my two children in
and I would not have raised them
anywhere else.
Brian well, right now, theyve
hit their murder of total last
year. Over one hundred businesses have
permanently shut down from that
city and they called it. The
latest the latest quote, was
from Seattle Shop owner who said
im out of here. The violence is
happening so often im getting
out of town. The quote downtown
Seattle is tomb, stone, Arizona.
What reality is she in
governor? Well, Seattle
dramatically changed and I think
their violent crime rate has
gone up about forty four percent, since all of
this has happened in the last three
or four months, so maybe the
Seattle she raised her children
in was different years ago, but
today the families that live
there theyre under attack- and
this is one of those things that
we need to have an honest
conversation about and really
recognize that it comes from
lack of leadership and poor
leadership that has its
priorities. Screwed up
Brian, I know youre trying to
get more people to go to South
Dakota. You did a good job
selling it last night
governor thanks, so much
governor. You bet thanks so
much Brian. I think that we are
seeing incredible response to
South Dakota
families and businesses are
moving there every day,
its a wonderful place to be
im thrilled to be there
full time and its where my
family will always live
Brian. I know that the president seemed to have really loved. It
seemed to have really loved it.
Transcript generated on 2020-08-27.